Letters: Path to prosperity for the rest of us

We must ask ourselves, who is this nation and what should we be doing? Should we be the world’s policeman or should we be the shining example, a beacon? Well, it is plain to see that our ability to shine is diminished because so many of us have to scramble just to eke by.

Globalization has hit us right in the smacker. Prosperity leap frogs from one country to another so that no one gets comfortable for very long. As soon as one area gets “comfortable,” the rug gets pulled out from under them so that cheap labor is always available to the 1 percent.

In order for us regular folks to get comfortable, we must place our energies so that it benefits us directly. Having single payer health care would enable us to grow small businesses. Small businesses without the specter of competing with big business would have a significant impact. So when we sit and listen to the pundits, tell them that it is not about politics and politicians but about all of us. Single payer healthcare is a good starting point to prosperity —American homegrown prosperity.